The dream of owning land is as deeply embedded in the American psyche as apple pie and baseball. Since the 1800s, when the Homestead Act made it possible to stake a claim to 160 acres of raw frontier, ...

We frequently use the term “homestead” and “homesteading” in articles in Mother Earth News. The term “homesteading” may be familiar, but its usage can cause some confusion as its meaning has changed ...

In 2016, I proposed in the Daily Yonder an Appalachian Homestead Act—a plan to redistribute land from bankrupt coal companies and absentee owners to local residents for housing, farming, sustainable ...

“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...